Optional only for a few??? You do realise that the muslim populations in India, Nigeria and Indonesia as well as other countries dwarf that of middle eastern nations. Only about 20% of muslims are Arab. China has the same number if msulims as Saudi Arabia. Just because the IranI government or the Saud family or…

Hey I don’t know if you knew this but there isn’t like someone in every bar holding a gun to men’s heads and making them buy drinks for women.

It’s almost as if the reporting system is meaningless.

Some people are probably going to be uninspired by John’s answers because so many of them seem...uninspiring, but I think they’re effing fantastic.

I won’t make fun of the morbidly obese because I'm not an asshole, but I will agree that 65 is pretty damn chilly for an office and even I would be bundling up.

I’ve installed the Daily Mail blocker on my browser so if I click on a link to them, I get a page of kittens instead.

Dude, it’s a memorial letter for a beloved game developer. Pick your damn battles.

White people can and have (in the distant past) head the NAACP. It would be discriminatory to base the position on her skin color.

“All that said, ironically the collective over reaction to his comment is more damaging to women currently or dreaming to work in the sciences than his actual comment ever could have been by a factor of many.”

Nope. Best practices for suicide reporting recommend not using “committed,” which sounds like a crime or, to religious communities, like a sin, and “kill yourself” is just insensitive, crude, and poorly phrased. “Died by suicide” is the phrasing recommended by mental health professionals and the American Foundation…

I really don’t see that as passive aggressive. “I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you.” Ok. You’re sorry - legit apology. That’s normal. Also, you didn’t hear the person. That’s a statement of fact and lets them know that it was unintentional. That’s cool and a normal thing to say and makes sense. “You don’t have to yell”…

I knit all mine out of naturally shedded pubic hair (you can’t use it if it was removed un-naturally because then you’ll have made yourself look like an infant in the process and it’ll mean your partner is a pedantic pedophile.)

If she stripped down to sexy lingerie I’d be with you, but I appreciate her showing how the sausage gets made. Even the slimmest celebs are spanxed to the gills under their beautiful outfits and nude spandex is not flattering!

In all seriousness, even though I wouldn’t want to be the first person to try it, if this ultimately works, it could only be a good thing. Given the California drought, it’s laudable that a state is trying to find a way to more creatively recycle a waste product. Good for you, Oregon.

You're giving a gift in exchange for them throwing a party you get to attend and get free food and booze and dancing and fun. And also because you want to give them something to celebrate their milestone. If you're so put upon then just don't go.

That is absolutely not how food stamps work. If that were the case, I would not be able to buy any food whatsoever since all food is taxed where I live.

The tax puts a direct burden on consumers and not suppliers. You are right that this could possibly have an effect (depending on the elasticity of demand and the availability of alternatives) on supply, but there is no guarantee that it will and it is definitely not a tax targeting "the system."

"These people can't get to grocery stores that have extensive healthy offerings, and can't afford to buy the ones that are there, and are therefore getting sick! What's our solution, boys?"

It doesn't actually address it though, it just makes it more expensive. And lines the coffers of the govt which will put a couple cents of that dollar towards its stated goal...